Wolf's Tender
“Neither building offered shade, so the sun, directly overhead, speared her with its heat.Inside her muslin gown, perspiration gathered at the top of her shoulder, then slid down her back, pooling at her narrow waist. She wore a sturdy corset between camisole and dress, compressing her flesh an inch smaller, as Godey's Lady's Book dictated.A white fichu at her neck had looked crisp and cool when she'd dressed the morning before. At that time, she'd been preparing for her duties as a teacher at t...he Sparrow Creek Ladies’ Seminary. In spite of the day's heat, she shivered, remembering.The seminary's boarders were all at the meager breakfast Naomi had prepared. The cook and kitchen supplies would arrive when the rest of the girls got there.The morning was already warm. Someone had opened the window hoping for a breeze, and there were already insects buzzing in the room. She sat with her students, eating cold porridge when the first shots sounded.The girls bounded out of their seats—thankful for any distraction."Ladies, calm down.MoreLess
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